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Seeing The Whole Picture In We'll Go To 'Coney Island'

11:44am May 10, 2014

In a collection of old photos, Barbara Scheiber spotted her father and his mistress on the Coney Island boardwalk. She talks to NPR's Scott Simon about her new book, We'll Go to Coney Island.

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Remembering Author Farley Mowat, Who 'Wore His Kilt Dangerously'

7:49pm May 08, 2014

Canadian writer Farley Mowat has died at the age of 92. The prolific author published 45 books, perhaps the most popular of which was Never Cry Wolf.

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A Cartoonist's Funny, Heartbreaking Take On Caring For Aging Parents

1:26pm May 08, 2014

In Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Roz Chast combines text, cartoons, sketches and photos to describe her interactions with her parents during the last years of their lives.

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Poker players take part in the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament in Las Vegas.

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From Poker Amateur To World Series Competitor In 'The Noble Hustle'

1:37pm May 07, 2014

Colson Whitehead's new book was born of an assignment to write about the World Series of Poker for Grantland. It's a sharp observational tale of the game, those who play it and how it changed him.

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In 'Hotel Florida,' Three Couples Chronicle The Spanish Civil War

3:40pm May 05, 2014

by Maureen Corrigan

Biographer Amanda Vaill's new book delves deeply into the lives of journalists like Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn, whose documenting of the war helped shape public perception.

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The Making Of 'Godzilla,' Japan's Favorite 'Mon-Star'

2:23pm May 02, 2014

Steve Ryfle is the author of a book about the making of the film and its many sequels. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2004, on the film's 50th anniversary.

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How An Army Officer And Diplomat Wrote His Way Through Trauma

6:25pm April 26, 2014

by NPR Staff

After a decade of witnessing death and bloodshed in five different wars, Ron Capps developed post-traumatic stress disorder. His memoir, Seriously Not All Right, chronicles his battles.

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A Fire Sparks Rivalry And Suspicion In 'The Art Of Secrets'

11:30am April 26, 2014

The Art of Secrets is the young-adult story of an investigation centered on a suspected hate crime in Chicago. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the book's author, high school librarian James Klise.

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Justice Stevens: Six Little Ways To Change The Constitution

11:30am April 26, 2014

by NPR Staff

In a new book, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says we should rewrite the Second Amendment, abolish the death penalty and restrict political campaign spending.

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A Biography Of Your Cubicle: How This Became The Modern Workplace

11:33am April 25, 2014

by Rosecrans Baldwin

The office has long been seen as a symbol of boredom: It's a killer of spirits, a destroyer of spontaneity. But reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says a new book brings out its entertaining side.

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